handbooks

plural of handbook

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Recent Examples of handbooks Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026 Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 Employees are encouraged to check with their employer or refer to employee handbooks before a holiday to confirm what the company's policy is for holidays and paid time off. Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
Noun
  • These editors worked on a variety of genres, such as instructions, API documentation and technical manuals under a range of job titles, including technical writer, technical editor and copy editor.
    Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the military, this could mean maintenance teams using AI to navigate thousands of pages of technical aircraft manuals.
    Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening texts, calls, emails, errands, sibling dynamics, and daily logistics.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For Finite, Nuclear Children joins a slate comprising original series and adaptations of plays, operas and literary texts.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That’s as test scores in math and reading tanked after schools ditched textbooks in favor of screens.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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